The opening ceremony of the monument built in memory of Soviet civilians who suffered genocide by the Nazis in World War II was held in the Leningrad region of Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attended the ceremony.
In his speech here, Putin said that the Soviet army eliminated the Siege of Leningrad on January 27, 1944. Emphasizing that the Siege of Leningrad was an unprecedented event in terms of cruelty, Putin said, “More than a million Leningrad residents became victims of cold, starvation and endless attacks. These data were revealed as a result of research conducted by historians and scientists and were proven in court with documents. “Efforts will continue to investigate other crimes committed by the Nazis during their war against the civilian population of our country.” said.
Stating that history has been rewritten and changed in some countries and the Nazi ideology has been adopted and its methods have been implemented, Putin stated that this also happened in Ukraine. Putin pointed out that civilians continue to die in attacks and said, “We will do our best to stop and completely destroy Nazism.” he said.
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